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Patent GB-2310352-A (GB)
Title: Device for and method of transporting plants
Inventor: CUFFARO STEFANO
IPC: A01G9/10
Filed: 1996-02-21
Abstract: A device for the cultivation of plants comprises at least one inner container 1 containing a body of absorbent solid growth medium for supporting the growth of at least one plant, the inner container 1 having at least one hole in the lower part thereof, and an outer container 2 having a layer of an aqueous gel therein, the or each inner container 1 being located within the outer container 2 in such a manner that the hole, or at least one of the holes, therein is below the surface of the gel. The device is especially suitable for packaging seedlings, for example for retail sale. No special maintenance of the seedlings is required, the gel providing the necessary moisture. The seedlings have a greatly extended shelf life when compared with conventionally packaged plants.
Patent GB-2297712-A (GB)
Title: Mailer insert line of weakness with longer cuts than ties
Inventor: KAVANAGH CONOR
IPC: B42D5/02
Filed: 1993-04-22
Abstract: The insert 8 of a mailer is separable from the stub portion 27 by a continuous line of weakness comprising linear cuts 25 separated by alternate ties 26, the lengths of the cuts being substantially greater than the length of the ties (eg one tie for 10cm of cut). The line of weakness is made by rotary die-cutting.
Patent GB-2301777-A (GB)
Title: W.C. disposable pouch
Inventor: STEER GRAHAM EMERY
IPC: A61F5/445
Filed: 1996-06-26
Abstract: The pouch, preferably an ostomy pouch, comprises a pair of walls 10,12 of plastic material welded around the periphery (14). A pull away tear strip 20, preferably a polyester filament, is located on the inside of the wall. The pouch conventionally has a filter 24 and a hole 26 for evacuating flatus gas therethrough and a stomal orifice 16 surrounded by an adhesive wafer. The tab 22 is pulled resulting in a tear along the wall 10. In alternative embodiments the tear strip may be embedded in, or located on the exterior aspect, of the wall. In a further embodiment the pouch may have a heat affected zone (HAZ) (54) in one of the walls. A filament (56) is attached parallel to HAZ and may be pulled by a tab to tear a hole in the pouch wall.
Patent GB-2304913-A (GB)
Title: Mounting mechanism for film pressing roller of camera
Inventor: HOSOKAWA TETSUO
IPC: G03B17/30
Filed: 1996-09-03
Abstract: One end of a roller supporting arm (26) is rotatably held by a camera body (11), and the other end of the roller supporting arm (26) is provided with a film pressing roller (25). A spring (28) is provided on the camera body and engages with the roller supporting arm to hold the film pressing roller at a predetermined position apart from a film take-up spool (17) when a back cover (21) is open. A cam portion (32b) and a projection (21e) provided on the back cover press the spring toward the film take-up spool when the back cover is closed so that the film pressing roller is biased toward the film take-up spool.
Patent GB-2307917-A (GB)
Title: Sintered iron alloy
Inventor: HU BO
IPC: C22C33/02
Filed: 1996-12-05
Abstract: The sintered iron alloy is produced by compacting a powdered mixture comprising: boron or boron compound which is selected from the group consisting of boron oxide, boron sulfide, boron halide, boron hydride, boric acid, borate and tetrafluoroborate; 0.1 to 2.0 % by weight of graphite; and iron, and sintering it. Alternatively, the iron alloy is produced by impregnating a modifier containing boron or boron compound, into a green compact, a presintered compact or sintered body which contains iron and carbon, and heating it.
Patent GB-2321745-A (GB)
Title: Recovering a clock signal for use in a portable data carrier
Inventor: HILL MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: H04L27/22
Filed: 1997-01-30
Abstract: A portable data carrier includes a radio frequency (RF) receiving circuit tuned to receive power signals on a carrier frequency, f c  and a processor that uses a clock signal for operation thereof. Timing information is received on a first sub-carrier frequency, f s 1, that is offset from f c  by a predetermined frequency. The timing information is then demodulated and the clock signal is extracted therefrom.
Patent GB-2323171-A (GB)
Title: Connecting external terminal of electrochemical gas sensor
Inventor: FINBOW JOHN ROBERT
IPC: G01N27/49
Filed: 1997-03-12
Abstract: The sensor comprises a housing 1, 12 supporting sensing 5 and counter 8 electrodes A body of electrolyte 14 contacts the electrodes and capillary 3 control access of gas to the sensing electrode. At least one of the electrodes is electrically connected to an external terminal 17 mounted to the housing, via an electrical connector 6,9 which is held in electrical contact with the terminal under pressure. As described, the pressure is applied by a clip connector. The two parts of the housing 1, 12 are complementary and may be snap fitted or hinged together.
Patent GB-2312458-A (GB)
Title: A marker
Inventor: MAERTENS JOHAN
IPC: E01F9/553
Filed: 1997-04-18
Abstract: A marker for a surface, the marker comprising a body (2) of at least one synthetic material, wherein the body (2) is provided with at least one hole (3) for attachment of the marker to the surface by means of a plug (4) and a screw (5). The material of the body may make the body luminous in the dark, at least when illuminated. A polymer may be used that absorbs light during the day and radiates light by night.
Patent GB-2317312-A (GB)
Title: Modifying the amplitude of a pwm frequency control signal in a deflection system
Inventor: WOO SANG-YEAN
IPC: H04N3/27
Filed: 1997-09-01
Abstract: In a multi-mode monitor the frequency of the horizontal oscillator 220 is controlled by a DC voltage produced by a pwm/dc converter 218. A control signal generator 204 detects if the horizontal synchronising signal lies in an appropriate frequency range and produces signals S1, S2 accordingly. The synchronising signals are used by signal modulator 206 to produce a pwm signal. If the synchronising signals lie outside the appropriate frequency range the amplitude of the pwm signal is either amplified or attenuated by an amplitude controller 216 in response to the signals S1, S2. The system is said to overcome difficulties caused by the amplitude of the frequency controls signal changing with frequency.
Patent GB-2329049-A (GB)
Title: A debugger interface unit for identifying selected exceptions
Inventor: SEGARS SIMON ANTHONY
IPC: G06F11/28
Filed: 1997-09-09
Abstract: A debugger interface unit 150 includes an exception routine catch logic which receives a first signal when a processor core 100 issues an instruction fetch command for an exception routine, determines from the address issued with the fetch command which exception routine is being fetched, references a control register having a number of settable fields, each corresponding to a particular exception routine to determine whether the debugger wishes to identify an access to that exception routine and, if so, outputs a breakpoint signal to the processor core, stopping processing and allowing the current state of the processor to be examined. The debugger interface unit may also include one or more hardware breakpoint units 200, 205 including registers for storing attributes of instruction or data accesses which, if detected will also cause a breakpoint signal to be sent to the processor core.
Patent GB-2330985-A (GB)
Title: A radio repeater comprising two transceivers connected by a data link
Inventor: TURNER PAUL GEORGE
IPC: H04B7/155
Filed: 1997-11-03
Abstract: A first unit 20 is arranged to receive signals from remote data gathering units (eg. a seismic sensor array) 8, 10 and 12 and to send their information over a data link 24 to the second unit 22 for retransmission to the base station 14. The first unit may frequency convert each signal received to one or more other frequencies for retransmission via the data link. The incoming signals may be down converted to new frequencies. Alternatively each incoming signal may be demodulated to recover its base band signal and a plurality of base band signals may be multiplexed over the datalink. The base station can transmit control data to the radio transmitters 8, 10 and 12 and also to each repeater. The repeater units may also accept data from local sensors 26 which may be added to the data transmitted by the repeater unit. The data link may comprise electrical cables, a wave guide, a fibre optic link, a radio link or an infra red link.
Patent GB-2321386-A (GB)
Title: Garment with transparent outer layer
Inventor: FRACHEY LUCA
IPC: A41D31/00
Filed: 1997-11-28
Abstract: A garment 1, for example a sports jacket, comprises a two portions 4, 5 which enclose padding material 3. The two portions are joined, at least at their ends by sewing or other means. The first portion 4 is external and at least partially transparent, and the second portion 5 is a lining worn adjacent to the user. The padding is coloured, and due to the transparency of the external portion, provides at least partial colouring to at least the exterior of the garment.
Patent GB-2318221-A (GB)
Title: A wire manager capable of being removably mounted to stand-off
Inventor: VIKLUND MARK
IPC: F16L3/26
Filed: 1997-04-15
Abstract: A wire manager (10) that is removably mountable to stand-off legs (60) having at least one male latch (40). The wire manager (10) includes a plurality of exterior retaining members (16a). Each exterior retaining member (16a) has a female latch (26) for engaging the male latch (40) located on the stand-off legs (60). The wire manager (10) includes notches (28, 30) formed on each female latch (26) and each exterior retaining member (16a) which receive nubs (44) formed on the stand-off legs (60). Exterior base plates (14a) of the wire manager (10) include cross-shaped recesses (32) for receiving cross-shaped projections (46) formed on the stand-off legs (60). The notches (28, 30) and nubs (44) along with the cross-shaped recesses (32) and cross-shaped projections (46) aid in aligning the wire manager (10) and the stand-off legs (60).
Patent GB-2318883-A (GB)
Title: Branched optical waveguide component containing reflecting elements
Inventor: OHYAMA ISAO
IPC: G02B6/12
Filed: 1995-08-14
Abstract: An optical waveguide component (G 3 ) comprises a main waveguide (3a) through which signal light and regenerating light propagate, a branch waveguide (3b), a filter element (5) for reflecting the regenerating light to the branch waveguide (3b), and a plurality of reflecting elements (R 1 -R 8 ), each having two reflecting surfaces (S 1 ,S 2 ). The elements (R 1 -R 8 ) are spaced from one another at different intervals (l 1 -l 7 ). One reflecting surface (S 1 ) may reflect the regenerating light back to the filter element (5) and along the main waveguide(3a), whilst the other surface S 2 may reflect the regenerating light in a direction which deviates from the light axis of the branch waveguide (3b). The reflected regenerating light is processed to identify the arrangement of the reflecting elements (R 1 -R 8 ), and so to identify that the path to that element is not faulty.
Patent GB-2333939-A (GB)
Title: Plant support
Inventor: BALDWIN NEIL
IPC: A01G9/12
Filed: 1998-02-05
Abstract: A stake supporting apparatus suitable for use with a grow bag comprises a tubular stake support upstanding from a base, the stake support tube being adapted to hold a stake 8 therein substantially firmly upright. The bore of the tube is broad at its upper end and substantially narrows or is restricted by one or more radially inwardly extending projections 9 part way down its length to grip a stake mounted therein and to allow water to be fed into the tube for delivery to one or more delivery outlets 4.
Patent GB-2335414-A (GB)
Title: A tray for containers
Inventor: CARPENTER A J
IPC: B65D71/70
Filed: 1998-03-18
Abstract: A tray (10, figure 1) for a container which has a base and a top with a shoulder therebetween, has a substantially laminar body with two sides. One, upper, side is presented upwards in use and the other, lower, side is presented downwards in use. The upper side has defined therein a plurality of recesses, each recess 12 being operative to receive the base of a container 30, and the lower side has a plurality of formations (16, figure 1), each being suitable to be placed over the top of a container and rest on a shoulder of the container in use without impinging on the top. The tray may be used with containers of the pump action type 40.
Patent GB-2326199-A (GB)
Title: A hydraulically actuated injection valve having a variable rate return spring to provide idle and cold start/rated operating modes
Inventor: WIEMKEN NORVAL J
IPC: F02M63/00
Filed: 1998-04-23
Abstract: A hydraulically actuated fuel injector 14 comprises a piston 50 positioned in a piston bore 23 and movable between a retracted and an advanced position, a plunger 52 positioned in a plunger bore 25 and defining a pressurization chamber 26 and a variable rate return spring 53 biasing the piston and plunger toward their retracted position. The variable rate return spring 53 has a first portion with a relatively low spring rate operable when the piston 50 is a first distance away from its retracted position and a second portion with a relatively high spring rate operable when the piston 50 is a second distance away from its retracted position. The first low spring rate portion provides injection during idle operation and the second high spring rate portion during rated or cold start operation. Alternatively the first and second portions can be provided by separate springs or different spring ratings.
Patent GB-2337188-A (GB)
Title: Electronic automatic liquid delivery system
Inventor: TODD ROGER KEITH
IPC: A01G27/00
Filed: 1998-05-11
Abstract: Typically, a soil moisture monitoring device (55) determines when water and additives are required for its container (56). The monitoring device opens a valve (20) which allows low pressure water, plus additives, to be delivered to the container. The valve (20) (Fig 2) is closed when the required moisture level is reached. Electrical power for the device is delivered via conducting elements (7a) and (7b) imbedded in the outer surface of the liquid hose (8) which is now referred to as 'electrihose'. Water and power are taken from the electrihose via a self locking multipurpose coupling (3) (Fig.1). In the simple system the monitoring device operates autonomously interfacing only to power and water. In the advanced (Network) system each monitoring unit (55) is controlled by a dsp processor which controls the operation of the valve (20). The monitoring unit is polled by an external Computer (54) which connects to the power part of the delivery system. The Computer can instruct monitoring devices (55) to change their settings and report status via the two connector power cable. The networked system can support several hundred monitoring devices on a number of electrihoses.
Patent GB-2327667-A (GB)
Title: Card transport device
Inventor: GUTSELL GRAHAM
IPC: G06K17/00
Filed: 1998-07-21
Abstract: A card or ticket transport apparatus comprises a plurality of pinch drive means (1,2, 3), consisting of a drive roller (4, 5, 6) facing and resiliently biased towards a follower roller (7, 8, 9), to feed a card or ticket along a transport path (11) therebetween. The follower rollers (7, 8, 9) are carried by a carriage (12) which is pivotably moveable, in response to the presence of a card or ticket, to vary the spacing between the cooperating rotatable members. This arrangement reduces jitter during card transport in magnetic, optical, or electronic reader/encoder systems.
Patent GB-2328210-A (GB)
Title: Stabilizer mixture based on polyalkyl-1-oxazdiazaspirodecane compounds
Inventor: PFAHLER GERHARD
IPC: C07D498/10
Filed: 1998-08-13
Abstract: Mixtures comprise at least one compound of formula I in a proportion of 65-95% by weight, at least one compound of formula II in a proportion of 5-35% by weight and at least one compound of formula III in a proportion of 0-10% by weight wherein the substituents are as defined, and, optionally, other compounds. The mixtures are suitable for stabilizing organic material against the effect of light and heat, the stabilizing of polypropylene, polyurethane, polyethylene and of a phosphite being described.
Patent GB-2331161-A (GB)
Title: Optical fibre array block
Inventor: LEE HYUNG-JAE
IPC: G02B6/36
Filed: 1998-10-29
Abstract: An optical fibre array block comprising an optical fibre array having optical fibres, where a predetermined length of the coating of each fibre has been removed, a basic block (120) on which the optical fibre array is mounted, an optical fibre fixing block (110) for fixing the coating-removed portion (100) of the optical fibre array, and epoxy for fixing the coating-removed optical fibre array (100) disposed in a connecting portion (104) of the basic block (120). The basic block comprises (120) a front portion (102), a rear portion (106) and a connecting portion (104). The front portion (102) is coupled to input/output optical waveguides (not shown) of an optical waveguide device and has a groove in which the coating-removed optical fibres (100) are disposed. The rear portion (106) has a groove in which coated optical fibres (130) are disposed and is connected to the front portion (102) by the connecting portion (104). Coating-removed optical fibres (100) are disposed within this connecting portion (104) which has a tapered working area where the width changes from the width of the front portion's groove to the width of the rear portion's groove. The optical fixing block (110) may have an opposite phase to the basic block (120) so that it is suitable for pressing and fixing the optical fibre array on the basic block (120). The basic block (120) and the optical fibre fixing block (110) may be fabricated by wet etching of a silicon crystalline substrate, mechanical work or moulding. Such an optical fibre array block allows optical waveguide devices to be much smaller in size.
Patent GB-2331824-A (GB)
Title: Inheriting in page production for a page printer
Inventor: CAMPBELL RUSSELL
IPC: G06K15/02
Filed: 1998-11-02
Abstract: A system and method (90) produce a combined page having all of the composition of a first page plus all of the composition of a second page. Each band of the first page is pre-rasterized (130) then saved (140) to solitary band stores. Next each band of the second page is pre-rasterized (130) and combined with the corresponding solitary band store to produce combined band stores. The combined band stores are then joined to produce the combined page by printing (160) each combined band store in sequential location on the same page.
Patent GB-2343776-A (GB)
Title: Child safety distance alarm system
Inventor: KIMMIS SALLY JANE
IPC: G08B21/02
Filed: 1998-11-10
Abstract: The system comprises a transmitter/receiver unit (Figs 2 and 4) to be carried by a guardian and a transmitter/receiver unit (Figs 1 and 3) to be carried by a child to be monitored. If the distance between the two units exceeds a predetermined range, which is selectable by the guardian, an audio and visual alarm indication is provided on the guardian's unit. The guardian can activate a sounder in the child's unit. Both units have a low battery indicator. The child's unit also includes a panic button, a water immersion sensor and user-definable buttons all of which, when actuated, cause a signal to be transmitted to the guardian's unit.
Patent GB-2331786-A (GB)
Title: Reinforced lock keep
Inventor: MILNE ROBERT GEORGE
IPC: E05B15/02
Filed: 1998-11-19
Abstract: A lock keep comprising a member (11) arranged to be secured to the jamb of a door/window or like assembly and having therein an aperture (12) for receiving a bolt of the associated locking mechanism, and, a reinforcing plate (15) having therein an aperture (16) corresponding to the aperture of said member, said reinforcing plate being secured in use to said member with their apertures aligned whereby the bolt is engageable simultaneously with the front edges of both apertures, and, said reinforcing plate having means (15b; 15c) cooperating with an edge region (11b; 11c) of the member.
Patent GB-2327860-A (GB)
Title: Multi-bag carrier
Inventor: GIL MOISES KANG
IPC: A45F5/00
Filed: 1998-12-08
Abstract: A triangular strap arrangement (1, 2) has attached a set of hooks (3, 4, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b) and is worn round the neck of a user with the hooks being adapted to carry a plurality of bags in a balanced state on the user's shoulders.
Patent GB-2334834-A (GB)
Title: A travel-limit circuit having a direct current motor for a lens
Inventor: SHIKANO TORU
IPC: H02P3/00
Filed: 1998-12-22
Abstract: A travel-limit circuit has a lens motor (11) for driving zoom lens groups; and limit switches (SWw, SWt) for detecting whether the zoom lens groups have reached their travel extremities to impact stoppers (23) and (25). When a travel extremity is reached, a limit switch is opened to cut current flow and activates a short brake of the motor by short-circuiting (NO, C) the pair of input terminals (12, 13) thereof via diodes (D3, D4). Thus, rebound due to the inertia of the moving body at a travel extremity is reduced.
Patent GB-2345969-A (GB)
Title: Leak detection system
Inventor: STOCKDALE MARK JULIAN
IPC: G01M3/22
Filed: 1998-12-22
Abstract: A system for detecting a leak in a container 18 comprises means for extracting a sample of gas from an enclosure 11 surrounding the container and delivering it to a photo-ionisation detector (PID) 16. The delivery means may include apparatus for extracting and diluting a sub-sample of the gas sample with a carrier gas CG, such as a gas-driven Venturi extraction system 15. The system may include an automatic purging arrangement, which is triggered when the detector indicates an excessive amount of contaminating material.
Patent GB-2330519-A (GB)
Title: A bracket assembly
Inventor: ROBERTS SIMON
IPC: F16M13/02
Filed: 1996-08-21
Abstract: A bracket assembly for a detector unit comprising two parts (10, 12). One part (10) is fixed to a support surface (22, 25) and the other part (12) is fixed to the one part (10). The casing (39) of a detector unit is fixed to the other part. A passageway (26, 46) is formed in the bracket for a cable (28) to extend from the support surface to the casing (39) of the detector unit so that it is not possible to disable the unit by cutting or damaging the cable.
Patent GB-2336865-A (GB)
Title: Oil based drilling fluids
Inventor: DINO DAVID
IPC: C09K8/32
Filed: 1999-04-21
Abstract: An oil based drilling fluid comprises an organoclay, preferably prepared by the reaction of smectite clay and a quaternary ammonium compound having the formula: wherein R 1  comprises a linear or branched aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon group having from 8 to 30 carbon atoms; R 2 , R 3  and R 4  are independently an R 1  group(s), a lineal or branched aliphatic or aromatic group(s) having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, an ethoxylated group(s) containing from 1 to 80 moles of ethylene oxide or hydrogen; and X<SP>-</SP> comprises an anion, preferably chloride; and a castor wax type rheological additive.
Patent GB-2341998-A (GB)
Title: Colour displays
Inventor: CROLL MICHAEL GEORGE
IPC: G09G3/20
Filed: 1999-07-20
Abstract: A plasma display device (10) is provided with circuitry (50) which modifies at least the R and B colour component signals so as to compensate for the displacement of the display elements or sub-pixels for each colour component relative to each other in the array. Surprisingly, this increases the ratio of wanted signal to alias spectrum. The modification is effected by an interpolator comprising transversal filters (31R, 31B). The circuitry can be combined with down-converters (52) when a high definition source is used. In this case a transversal filter (31G) is also included for the G colour component signal.